superintelligence
Americannoun
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the cognitive capacity of an entity that possesses a higher level of intelligence than humans.
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an entity that possesses a higher level of intelligence than humans.
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an unusually high level of human intelligence.
Example Sentences
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And the culmination of that product, superintelligence, is still likely years away.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
More broadly, firms have ploughed ahead with AI development - including of "superintelligence" they believe could outsmart humans - while warning of its detrimental impact to some areas of society.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
As part of an OpenAI restructuring last fall, the agreement was loosened so that OpenAI could use other cloud providers, and Microsoft could pursue its own version of superintelligence.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
First, he parades all the safety doomers, seeming to believe their warnings that an unfeeling superintelligence is upon us and we can’t trust it.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Jake also wondered if boredom with everyday, humdrum things might be a curse that came with superintelligence.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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